CXAK58 PABE 020954 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BETHEL, AK 1254 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ................................... ..THE BETHEL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR\'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 48 1/17/1963 LOW -48 1/28/1989 HIGHEST 40 1/16 36 4 42 1/19 LOWEST -28 -25 -3 -35 1/13 AVG. MAXIMUM 9.1 12.4 -3.3 12.0 AVG. MINIMUM -2.2 0.7 -2.9 -3.2 MEAN 3.5 6.6 -3.1 4.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 26 24.9 1.1 25 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX >= 70 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 30.5 0.5 29 DAYS MIN <= 0 18 15.1 2.9 18 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.48 1952 MINIMUM 0.04 2004 TOTALS 1.88 0.62 1.26 2.46 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.60 -0.54 0.08 DAYS >= .01 14 8.7 5.3 13 DAYS >= .10 6 1.7 4.3 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.1 0.9 2 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.72 1/14 1.08 1/27 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 57.4 1952 24 HR TOTAL 17.6 1-03-1952 SNOW DEPTH 45 1-12-1952 TOTALS 10.4 7.0 3.4 28.2 SINCE 7/1 50.3 32.5 17.8 66.1 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 8 8 0 5 DAYS >= TRACE 17 17.1 -0.1 19 DAYS >= 1.0 5 2.1 2.9 5 DAYS >= 6.0 0 0.0 -0.0 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 13 1/14 21 1/29 24 HR TOTAL 2.4 1/13 13.0 1/27 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1900 1813 87 1869 SINCE 7/1 7783 7296 487 6671 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 11 2 8 4 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 59/150 DATE 01/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 71/150 DATE 01/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR MM NUMBER OF DAYS PC MM NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY MM AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) MM WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 ICE PELLETS 0 RAIN 5 GLAZE 0 DRIZZLE 0 HAIL 0 SNOW 15 HAZE 11 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 BLOWING SNOW 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ WW